Ingredients: •6 cups oil for deep-frying, or as needed •1/2 cup white sesame seeds, or as needed •3/4 cup brown sugar •1 - 1 1/3 cups boiling water •3 cups (about 400 grams) glutinous rice flour •1 cup (about 200 grams) red bean paste (might not use all) Preparation: 1. Dissolve the brown sugar in 1 cup of the boiling water. 2. Place the rice flour in a large bowl. Make a "well" in the middle of the bowl and add the dissolved sugar and water mixture. Stir until you have a sticky, caramel-colored dough, adding as much of the remaining 1/3 cup of boiling water as needed (don't add the water if not needed). 3. Pinch off a piece of dough roughly the size of a table tennis ball. Use your thumb to make a deep indentation in the dough and then the thumb and index fingers of both hands to form the dough into a cup. Roll 1 level teaspoon of sweet red bean paste into a ball. Place the red bean paste in the hole, and shape the dough over the top to seal. It is important to make sure the red bean paste is completely covered. Continue with the remainder of the dough. 4. Roll the ball over sesame seeds until the ball is covered evenly. Do this to the remainder of the dough and balls. 5. Deep fry the balls a few at a time. Do not fill the pot with balls. Leave at least 1 inch between each balls. make sure you have at least 3 inches of oil. Start with the oil cold, put the fire on a medium simmer. 6. Use a chopsitck, ladle or spatula to rotate the balls and continue to fry until the <b>...</b>
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